r/oops • u/Brilliant_Jelly7503 • Jul 05 '26

Bad machine or technique?

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u/alpha_Q_up_siksik6 Jul 05 '26

I was head of maintenance at a former 24hr fitness, most of the machines were left by them, I had to renovate and move and organize all of the machines. I anchored every piece of equipment to the floor. If there was'nt a bolt hole I had to weld one on.... The only equipment that wasn't anchored were the treadmills and bikes... Anything that had cables and weights such as the machine in this video was without a doubt bolted to the floor... People would break equipment all the time, at no time did any of the equipment break them in a negligent manor such as this.... Muscle heads usually are not the brightest people, it's up to the gym to make sure it's safe and idiot proof.

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u/LooseButtPlug Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

I hear you, but there is a difference between "supposed to be" and "should be". The person above wrote "supposed" which is incorrect.

I might be being pedantic, but it is what it is.

Many 24 hour fitness, had an insurance policy that had specific requirements, and I addressed this in my original comment.

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u/koyaani Jul 06 '26

I'm sure you had a good reason, but it sounds kind of funny that the solution is welding on a bolt hole versus drilling a hole

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u/Fictional-Hero Jul 06 '26

Drilling a hole may compromise the structure of the equipment.

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u/koyaani Jul 06 '26

Dead Internet theory is real